Posted on 02/09/2022 2:39:51 PM PST by where's_the_Outrage?
The Biden administration on Wednesday pushed back on what it called "misinformation," saying a federal grant program meant to reduce harm to drug users does not include taxpayer funding for pipes that can be used to smoke crack or meth.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) put out a statement clarifying "no federal funding will be used directly or through subsequent reimbursement of grantees to put pipes in safe smoking kits."
White House press secretary Jen Psaki later told reporters at a briefing that reports that crack pipes would be included in the safe smoking kits being distributed as part of the program were inaccurate.
"Even though this has never been a part of what's been funded, we felt it was important to put out a public statement from the federal government to make that clear because we saw the spreading of misinformation and the fact that it was having an impact on a range of communities," Psaki said. "And we felt, even though it was never true, that we needed to put out a proactive statement."
Psaki said the safe smoking kits being distributed as part of a $30 million harm reduction program might include materials such as alcohol swabs, lip balm, clean syringes and other materials intended to promote hygiene and reduce the risk of spreading diseases such as HIV and hepatitis.
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Whew. For a moment, I thought they were going to do something stupid like encouraging addictive and fatal drug use.
No worry, no crack pipes just syringes.
Are people beginning to figure out the democrats are working for the drug cartels?
Lib balm ?
Ummmm..
They always deny now what they later do.
Subsidizing junkies. Lousy idea -- free crack pipes or not.
So the message from the White House is, ‘Celebrate Black History Month with one of our complementary drug use kits”
Yea, that’s a winner
Oh, so only Hunter Biden gets the good crack pipes, huh?
Maybe we can get Hunter to verify all this, yeah? /s
I heard if you pay a little extra you get the Hunter signed model.
Why label them “safe smoking kits” if there are no contents for smoking in the kits?
What money does the government have other than tax money?
...a $30 million harm reduction program might include materials such as alcohol swabs, lip balm, clean syringes and other materials...
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What politically connected NGO got this fat little contract for $30 million for lip balm.
The Feds are not financing crack pipes! That’s a horrible RACIST lie!!!
They’re Coc-H+Cl− + NaHCO3 → Coc + H2O + CO2 + NaCl pipes.
/s
All this administration has done is lie to the public. How many Americans who have fallen for the lies should concern us.
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